Protests, arrests at UT campus: Attorneys talk about criminal trespass laws

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On public university campuses, protesters have the right to peacefully assemble, but they could still face arrest, according to Austin defense attorneys KXAN spoke with following the arrests made Wednesday during a protest at the University of Texas campus.

Logan Campbell, a criminal defense attorney at the law firm of Gergen, Hale & Campbell, discussed the legal implications of protesting and the potential consequences for those involved.

"The UT campus — it is public.